Press release from Business Wire India
Source: MediAngels
Friday, June 03, 2011 12:23 PM IST (06:53 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, People; Business: Advertising, PR & marketing, Business services, Healthcare, biotechnology & pharmaceutical; Technology; Healthcare
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MediAngels Commences World's first Specialized Global eHospital
Internationally Acclaimed Super Specialists now just a click away.
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Friday, June 03, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- MediAngelsTM is the world's first Global eHospitalTM, representing an unique amalgamation of world-class healthcare, delivered with the assistance of cutting edge technology. Started by two super-specialist physicians, MediAngels is a revolutionary health care delivery model that aims to provide multi super-specialty services by world renowned doctors and change health care paradigms forever. The MediAngels panel of Global Medical ExpertsTM comprises of an extremely qualified and experienced panel of over 300 doctors in over 85 medical super-specialties from more than 22 countries. This is thus the most super-specialised health care panel ever assembled. These champion doctors have been chosen by invitation from across the globe, by a neutral health assurance committee of seven global physician leaders.
At www.MediAngels.com a patient can seek online consultations, second opinions and order lab tests, world over. The consumer can choose a doctor, look through his accreditations , upload reports, scans etc and seek a consult . The consumer can order blood tests , sitting at home anywhere in India (home collection of blood samples is currently offered in India and will be started in a few other countries shortly). Now all that a patient or their loved ones need is an internet connection to access the world's most accomplished physicians at a click.
Dr. Debraj Shome, well known Facial Plastic Surgeon & Founder Director said, "We aim to empower every human being with the 'Right to Good Health'. In this era of super-specialization, where doctors know more and more about their particular branches, consumers can really benefit from their immense expertise. We plan to make MediAngels the largest and most effective source of physicians".
A second opinion can sometimes make all the difference when it comes to the outcome of a treatment. Many times, an incorrect diagnosis can result in endless clinical visits and unnecessary medical expenses. At other times, unavailability of advanced technology and treatment options can make the difference between life and death. A super-specialist, given his training and experience in seeing a specific subset of diseases is trained to see what your friendly neighbourhood doctor may sometimes miss.
According to Dr.Arbinder Singal one of the Founders, "Even the best hospitals globally have 40 to 50 specialties, but at www.MediAngels.com, we have doctors from more than 85 medical super-specialties. It is not possible for a physical hospital to have so many specialties under one roof due to many constraints. Being a Pediatric Urologist myself, it was indeed a big motivation for me as a doctor to make myself available to the masses."
Some of the exclusive super specialities on MediAngels are:
Rheumatology, Hand Surgery, Shoulder Surgery, Andrology, Infertility , Facial Plastic surgery, Breast OncoSurgery , Pediatric Cardiology , Pediatric Nephrology and Pediatric Urology, amongst others. There is no specialty which exists anywhere in the world and is not available at MediAngels!
Prasad Naik, who works with a Mumbai base MNC used MediAngels to get a specialist opinion and was all praises. He said, "My uncle was diagnosed to have a Stage 4 lung cancer in Jan 2011. He was an army man, had smoked for 10 yrs in his younger days. In December 2010, he developed cough which was persistent. Chest x-ray showed some abnormality and a CT scan was done which showed a lung cancer. At diagnosis itself, the cancer had spread to liver and bones, doctors said it was an advanced stage 4 and very little hope for survival beyond 6 months.
One of my friends suggested MediAngels.com and I decided to take a second opinion from one of the Lung cancer specialists in USA- Dr Rajesh Bajaj. In February of 2011, we uploaded all the reports to MediAngels.com and Dr Bajaj sent us a detailed new chemotherapy protocol. We submitted that protocol to Hinduja Hospital and my uncle was started on treatment in that week itself.
3 months down the line, he has responded well to the treatment and tumor has almost regressed. My uncle looks well on its way to recovery. If someone had told me some years back that this is how medicine would advance - I would not have believed him. I think the wide and good variety of specialists at MediAngels.com will really benefit people."
The service which came to the aid of Mr. Naik is called "eConsult" and is a very simple process.
1. To take an eConsult at Mediangels, you start by selecting a Doctor from the elite panel. If you are not certain about the doctor and specialty, the MediAngels administrator panel comes to your rescue; based upon the information provided by you, the panel directs your query to the right Specialist - These administrators are general/ family physicians and ensure you reach the most qualified and experienced doctor for your particular disease..
2. For those who wish to choose a doctor the website provides a facility to view detailed profile and even the certificates of training of the doctors (A first in the field of health care).
3. On selecting a doctor, the system asks you for the patients past history and current ailment details.
4. To complete the process you are required to upload soft copies of reports and scans so that the specialist can diagnose better.
5. All you have to do now is to make a payment via the online gateway and in 72 hours the doctor's response will be waiting in your MediAngels Account inbox. Payments can be made using credit cards, debit cards, cash cards and internet banking.
So, whether you want to consult a super specialist for complex issues like heart disease, cancer treatment, Knee replacement, diabetes , kidney / liver ailments or confirm a diagnosis or a treatment plan or order Lab tests and other diagnostics, MediAngels offers ethical, affordable, easily accessible, always available, evidence- based medical advice to the patients directly.
MediAngels follows a flat fee structure with consultations starting at a nominal price of Rs.250. The maximum fee for consultations, i.e with an international panel of doctors, can go up to 100 USD.
MediAngels stringently follows all HIPAA guidelines (the toughest guidelines on eHealth enacted by the USA FDA) to maintain patient privacy protection worldwide.
CONTACT DETAILS
Corp Comm Dept, MediAngels, corpcom@mediangels.com
KEYWORDS
CONSUMER, PEOPLE, MARKETING, BUSINESS SERVICES, HEALTHCARE, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTHCARE
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